The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 19, 2173
Waxing Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 PM
6:02 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3102
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.7° / 356.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 31m / 3.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.50° / 0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.20° / 0.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.60° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.