The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 19, 1978
Waxing Gibbous
86.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 PM
3:49 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.4%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 684
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 | 136.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.0° / 42.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 05m / 3.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.94° / -1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.20° / 2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.36° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.