The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 19, 2103
Waning Gibbous
80.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:43 PM
12:20 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.4%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2236
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 | 232.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.6° / 299.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 08m / 24.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.25° / 1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.65° / -1.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.12° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.