The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 19, 1953
Waxing Crescent
37.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:10 AM
12:56 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 375
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 75.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.4° / 72.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 03m / 24.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.39° / 2.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.09° / -2.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.07° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.1° |
| 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.