The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Waxing Gibbous
77.7% 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
3:28 PM
4:48 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.7%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1018
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 | 123.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.4° / 31.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 27m / 14.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.32° / 4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.92° / -4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.68° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.