The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 19, 1951
Waxing Gibbous
93.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:59 PM
4:31 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.8%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 350
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 151.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.4° / 29.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 58m / -0.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.87° / -1.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.88° / 1.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.57° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.