The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 19, 1990
Waning Crescent
36.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 AM
2:03 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 832
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 | 286.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.5° / 227.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 12m / -15.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.59° / 0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.54° / 0.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.94° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.