The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 19, 2079
Waning Crescent
26.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 AM
4:38 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.5%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1939
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 | 298.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.6° / 245.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 54m / 17.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.74° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.77° / -5.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.19° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.