The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 19, 2002
Waxing Crescent
40.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:32 AM
2:12 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.7%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 981
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 | 79.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.7° / 61.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 22m / 24.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.57° / 2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.25° / -2.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.73° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.