The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 19, 2147
Waning Crescent
21.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:51 AM
4:35 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.9%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2780
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.1° / 234.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 10m / 11.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.36° / 0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.42° / 0.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.68° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.