The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 19, 2097
Waxing Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:15 PM
6:03 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2162
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 162.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.5° / 354.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 38m / 1.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.41° / -2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.37° / 3.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.46° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.