The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 20, 1907
First Quarter
48.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 AM
1:35 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.7%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -194
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.9° / 67.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 00m / 20.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.80° / 0.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.87° / 0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.83° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.