The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 19, 1939
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 AM
7:29 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 387,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 202
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. From Columbus, 13% of the Sun is covered at 11:29 AM.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.7° / 164.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 46m / 11.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.95° / 0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.14° / -0.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.71° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 178.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.