The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 19, 2099
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:14 AM
7:34 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2180
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.3° / 158.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 08m / 8.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.95° / 1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.24° / -1.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.16° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.