The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 19, 2009
Waning Crescent
30.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
2:42 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.5%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1067
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 3.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 224.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 39m / -12.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.87° / 1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.43° / -1.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.74° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.