Lunar Report - 10/22/2019

By: Gordon Rutherford

Lunar orbit position on 22 October 2019 Saturday 12:00 UTC

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE AVERAGE

Moonrise  1:20 am

Median  08:10 am

Moonset   3:09 pm

TODAY - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2019

The Moon today is in a Waning Crescent phase. In this phase the Moon’s illumination is growing smaller each day until the New Moon. During this phase the Moon is getting closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing the Earth with only a small edge of the Moon being illuminated. This phase is best viewed an hour or 2 before the sunrise and can be quite beautiful if you're willing to get up early. It can also be a great time to see the features of the Moon's surface. Along the edge where the illuminated portion meets the dark side, the craters and mountains cast long shadows making them easier to observe with a telescope or binoculars.

It is Hunter Moon

The Full Moon is called the "Hunter Moon" of October 2019.

New Moon in 4 days

After 4 days on 28 October 2019 at 03:38 in ♏ Scorpio, the Moon will be in New Moon geocentric conjunction with the Sun and this alignment forms next Sun-Moon-Earth syzygy.

1 day after Last Quarter

Previous main lunar phase is the Last Quarter before 1 day on 21 October 2019 at 12:39.

Neap tide

There is low ocean tide today. Sun and Moon gravitational forces are not aligned, but meet at big angle, so their combined tidal force is weak.

Moon before perigee

12 days after point of apogee on 10 October 2019 at 18:29 in ♓ Pisces. The lunar orbit is getting closer, while the Moon is moving inward the Earth. It will keep this direction for the next 2 days, until it get to the point of next perigee on 26 October 2019 at 10:41 in ♎ Libra.

Distance to Moon 364 775 km

Moon is 364 775 km (226 661 mi) away from Earth on this date. Moon moves closer next 2 days until perigee, when Earth-Moon distance will reach 361 316 km (224 511 mi).

Moon after northern standstill
3 days after previous North standstill on 20 October 2019 at 08:07 in ♋ Cancer, when Moon has reached northern declination of ∠22.947°. Next 9 days the lunar orbit moves southward to face South declination of ∠-23.047° in the next southern standstill on 2 November 2019 at 00:33 in ♑ Capricorn.

Beaver Moon after 20 days

Next Full Moon is the Beaver Moon of November 2019 after 20 days on 12 November 2019 at 13:34.

WORKS CITED

https://www.moongiant.com/phase/today/

https://lunaf.com/lunar-calendar/

https://www.calendar-365.com/moon/current-moon-phase.html

https://www.moontracks.com/declinations.html

https://www.timeanddate.com/moon/usa/miami