The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 19, 2146
First Quarter
54.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:15 PM
2:41 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.4%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2762
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.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.7° / 57.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 23m / 15.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.48° / -4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.85° / 5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.25° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.