The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 19, 2159
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 AM
10:21 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2923
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.1° / 107.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 55m / 21.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.42° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.85° / -4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.70° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.