The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 19, 2120
Waning Gibbous
63.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:57 AM
11:04 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.7%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2440
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 254.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.0° / 243.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 03m / -25.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.12° / -2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.69° / 4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -75.10° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.