The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 19, 2072
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 AM
9:34 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1847
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 | 13.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.1° / 119.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 53m / 12.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.34° / -4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.12° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.74° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.