The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 19, 2172
Waning Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:26 AM
4:55 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3083
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.6° / 197.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 29m / -7.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.05° / -3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.34° / 5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.04° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.