The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 19, 2086
Waxing Gibbous
88.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 PM
4:21 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.8%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2026
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 141.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.0° / 28.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 07m / -0.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.81° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.01° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.85° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.