The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 19, 2101
Waning Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:13 AM
4:59 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 382,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2211
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.0° / 209.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 04m / 3.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.91° / -2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.29° / 3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.92° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.