The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Last Quarter
47.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 AM
12:59 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1166
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.0° / 237.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 17m / -17.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.64° / 2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.09° / -2.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.10° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.