The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Waning Gibbous
66.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:54 AM
10:38 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.2%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1030
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 | 251.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.9° / 243.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 48m / -28.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.55° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.48° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.69° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.