The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 19, 2174
Waning Crescent
30.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:43 AM
4:12 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.6%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3114
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 | 292.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.1° / 250.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 30m / 17.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.39° / 2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.73° / -2.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.84° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.