The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 19, 2179
Waning Gibbous
86.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 PM
11:26 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.5%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3176
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 | 223.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.5° / 303.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 21.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.50° / -0.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.75° / 0.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.17° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.