The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 19, 1945
First Quarter
53.6% 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
12:53 PM
3:05 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.6%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 276
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.5° / 53.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 24m / 21.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.24° / 1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.82° / -1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.94° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.