The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 19, 2028
Waning Crescent
23.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 AM
3:33 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.4%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1302
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.1° / 219.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 14m / -7.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.49° / 2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.06° / -3.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.54° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.