The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 19, 2000
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 PM
7:38 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 956
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 | 190.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.6° / 304.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 40m / -10.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.83° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.85° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.85° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.