The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 19, 2140
Waxing Gibbous
55.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 PM
12:23 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.4%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2694
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 | 96.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.7° / 85.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 18m / -17.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.71° / 1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.73° / -1.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.62° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.9° |
| 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.