The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 19, 2070
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 PM
7:28 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1828
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 2:07 PM, is deepest at 2:48 PM and ends at 3:30 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.8° / 337.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 34m / 8.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.96° / -0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.50° / 1.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.33° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 215.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.