The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 19, 2191
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
7:20 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3325
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 144.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 34m / -17.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.78° / -2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.34° / 3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.61° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.