The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 19, 2102
Waxing Crescent
4.9% 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
7:33 AM
10:57 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2218
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.2° / 98.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 23m / 23.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.33° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.53° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.90° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.