The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 19, 1996
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 AM
10:11 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 390,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 907
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 | 20.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.8° / 110.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 16m / 15.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.54° / -2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / 4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.75° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.