The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 20, 1923
Waxing Crescent
17.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:44 AM
11:18 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.3%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 4
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 | 48.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.8° / 96.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 12m / 17.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.44° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.34° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.12° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.