The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 20, 1926
Waxing Gibbous
57.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 PM
2:16 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.1%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 41
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 | 97.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.4° / 61.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 43m / 19.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.85° / 1.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.94° / -1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.04° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.