The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 5, 1919
Waxing Crescent
29.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 AM
12:52 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.9%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -46
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.5° / 72.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 21m / 21.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.03° / -1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.26° / 2.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.26° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.