The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 19, 2121
First Quarter
52.6% 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
2:57 PM
12:01 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.6%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2459
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.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.4° / 89.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 04m / -19.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.14° / 0.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.02° / -0.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.43° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.