The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 19, 2173
Waxing Crescent
44.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 AM
2:48 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.6%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3096
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.5° / 56.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 46m / 26.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.65° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.65° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.08° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.