The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 19, 2015
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 AM
9:29 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1142
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.0° / 121.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 39m / 12.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.26° / -2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.37° / 4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.16° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.