The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 19, 1934
Waxing Crescent
30.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 AM
12:24 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.1%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 140
Events on this date
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Mars and Uranus close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 76.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 24m / 26.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.26° / 3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.10° / -3.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.87° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.