The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 19, 2012
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 AM
7:02 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1104
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 | 342.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.9° / 171.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 38m / 8.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.07° / 4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.08° / -4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.87° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.