The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 19, 2040
First Quarter
51.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 PM
3:10 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.1%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1451
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.8° / 53.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 18m / 24.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.29° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.96° / -5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.14° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.