The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 19, 2137
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:15 AM
7:54 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2650
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.9° / 152.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 17m / 10.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.81° / 2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.42° / -3.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.58° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.