The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 19, 1966
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 AM
6:12 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 535
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 | 346.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.6° / 185.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 04m / 3.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.03° / -3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.79° / 4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.44° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 51.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.