The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 19, 1944
Waning Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 AM
4:35 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 263
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.0° / 201.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 12m / -8.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.51° / -3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.83° / 5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.20° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.