The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 19, 2157
Waning Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 PM
9:29 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2904
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 | 198.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.8° / 324.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 45m / 21.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.20° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.37° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.56° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.