The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 19, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 PM
5:46 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1290
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 164.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.0° / 348.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 43m / -9.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.51° / -4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.32° / 5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.11° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.