The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 19, 1988
Waxing Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 808
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.2° / 83.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 27.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.52° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.46° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.07° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.