The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 19, 1941
Waning Crescent
38.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 AM
12:57 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.1%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 226
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.1° / 243.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 58m / -13.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.21° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.51° / -4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.60° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.