The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 19, 2118
Waxing Crescent
28.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:32 PM
10:16 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.0%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2422
Events on this date
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Neptune 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 | 63.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.6° / 115.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 58m / -28.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.64° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.08° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.51° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.