The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 19, 2178
Waxing Gibbous
61.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 PM
1:04 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.1%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3164
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 | 102.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.5° / 78.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 43m / -14.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.15° / 3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.39° / -3.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.21° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.