The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 19, 2130
Waxing Gibbous
86.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:35 PM
5:14 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.1%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2564
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 136.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.3° / 21.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 12m / 8.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.61° / 3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.70° / -3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.05° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.