The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 19, 1975
First Quarter
55.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:23 PM
2:42 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.4%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 647
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.0° / 57.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 25m / 14.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.12° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.09° / 6.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.92° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.