The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 19, 2159
First Quarter
52.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:51 PM
12:11 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2929
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.6° / 88.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 03m / -18.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.16° / 2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.29° / -2.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.00° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.