The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 19, 2004
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 AM
8:35 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1006
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.4° / 136.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 57m / 11.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.18° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.85° / 1.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.56° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.