The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 19, 2178
Waxing Crescent
2.8% 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
7:19 AM
10:22 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3158
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.2° / 106.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 01m / 20.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.82° / 3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.64° / -4.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.89° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.0° |
| 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.