The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 19, 2056
Waxing Crescent
18.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.7%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1649
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 82.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 23m / 20.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.39° / -2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.67° / 4.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.42° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.