The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 19, 1926
First Quarter
47.6% 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
11:18 AM
1:33 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 41
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.3° / 67.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 21.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.97° / 0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.26° / -0.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.24° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.