The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 19, 1928
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 AM
6:45 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 65
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.4° / 176.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 27m / 5.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.04° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.51° / 5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.04° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 38.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.