The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 19, 2188
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 AM
6:45 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3287
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.9° / 162.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 11m / -3.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.63° / 4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.38° / -4.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.44° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 133.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.