The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 19, 2026
Waxing Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 AM
11:33 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1278
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,600 km.
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Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.
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Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.9° / 92.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 46m / 25.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.82° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.48° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.69° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.