The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 5, 1920
Waning Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:30 PM
8:11 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -34
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.3° / 286.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 34m / -15.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.02° / -0.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.70° / 1.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.35° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.