The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 19, 2127
First Quarter
47.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 PM
2:11 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.8%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 391,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2527
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.8° / 62.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 16.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.47° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.64° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.07° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.