The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 19, 2168
Waning Gibbous
90.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 PM
10:37 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.7%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3040
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 | 215.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.3° / 306.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 03m / 17.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.28° / -3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.29° / 4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.95° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.