The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 19, 2170
Waxing Gibbous
77.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 PM
2:29 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.0%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3065
Events on this date
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Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 122.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.9° / 59.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 12m / -16.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.05° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.57° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.60° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.