The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 19, 2148
Waxing Crescent
39.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:56 PM
11:50 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.3%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2793
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.6° / 100.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 01m / -20.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.18° / 2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.46° / -2.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.25° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.