The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 19, 2172
Waxing Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:09 AM
7:53 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3090
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.1° / 137.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 22m / -21.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.49° / -2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.49° / 4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.22° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.