The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 19, 2076
Last Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1902
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.2° / 276.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 24.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.85° / 3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.63° / -3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.28° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.