The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 19, 2059
First Quarter
49.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 PM
3:06 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.9%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1686
Events on this date
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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 | 89.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.4° / 53.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 10m / 24.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.33° / 4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.08° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.53° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.