The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 20, 1924
Waning Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 PM
6:47 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 16
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,400 km.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 195.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.9° / 315.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 00m / -11.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.10° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.01° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.55° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.