The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 19, 2138
Waning Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 PM
9:22 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2669
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 | 197.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.9° / 325.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 20.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.43° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.76° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.