The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 19, 1950
Waxing Crescent
5.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 AM
9:54 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.0%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 338
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 | 25.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.4° / 112.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 25m / 22.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.62° / 3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.96° / -4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.20° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.