The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 19, 1979
Last Quarter
50.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:19 AM
11:41 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.8%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 696
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.4° / 250.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 58m / -16.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.22° / 3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.76° / -4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.02° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.