The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 19, 2102
First Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:07 PM
12:06 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2224
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.2° / 88.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 11m / -19.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.69° / 0.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.26° / 0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.24° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.