The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 19, 1960
Waning Crescent
37.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 AM
1:02 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.1%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 461
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 | 285.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.8° / 242.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 05m / -13.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.73° / 3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.79° / -3.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.41° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| 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.