The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 19, 1931
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 AM
9:15 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 103
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.9° / 125.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 57m / 19.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.50° / 2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.97° / -3.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.01° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.