The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 19, 2081
Waning Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 PM
9:39 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1964
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 | 200.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.8° / 323.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 53m / 21.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.20° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.20° / -5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.72° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.