The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 19, 2042
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 AM
8:02 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1475
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,500 km.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.8° / 149.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 28m / 8.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.67° / -0.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.02° / 0.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.96° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.