The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 19, 1961
Waxing Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 AM
11:45 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 474
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 | 54.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.7° / 91.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 18.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.91° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.04° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.71° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.