The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 19, 2169
Last Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 AM
12:50 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3046
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Venus at greatest elongation
46° 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 | 274.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.0° / 232.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 28m / -22.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.06° / -2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.18° / 4.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.92° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.