The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 19, 2080
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 AM
8:11 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1945
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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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 | 355.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.6° / 146.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 34m / 11.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.77° / 1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.30° / -1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.43° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.