The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 19, 1971
Waning Crescent
37.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 AM
12:51 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 597
Events on this date
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Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 284.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.6° / 238.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 06m / -17.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.96° / -0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.61° / 1.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.64° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.