The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 19, 2187
Waxing Gibbous
85.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 PM
5:15 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.3%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3269
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,800 km.
Exact values
For Apr 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 135.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.8° / 21.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 11m / 10.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.68° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.43° / -5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.85° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.