The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 19, 1962
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 PM
5:58 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 486
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.3° / 349.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 42m / -5.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.62° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.25° / -5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.20° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 342.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.