The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 19, 2141
Waxing Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 PM
5:38 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2700
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 162.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.5° / 350.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 39m / -9.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 192.59° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.71° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.69° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.