The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 20, 1901
Waxing Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 AM
9:45 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -268
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.0° / 116.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 33m / 18.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.48° / -0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.78° / 0.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.86° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.