The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 19, 2142
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 AM
7:01 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2719
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 4.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 150.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 04m / -15.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.05° / -2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.05° / 3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.51° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 309.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.