The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 19, 2069
Waxing Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 AM
9:46 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1816
Events on this date
-
Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.2° / 118.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 59m / -19.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.53° / 3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.39° / -3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.19° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.