The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 20, 1912
Waxing Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
11:26 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -132
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 | 41.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.5° / 93.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 38m / 26.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.71° / 4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.59° / -4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.38° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.