The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 19, 2072
Waxing Gibbous
57.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 PM
12:46 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.9%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1853
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 99.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 80.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.8° / 82.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 31m / -16.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.13° / 2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / -2.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.08° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.