The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 20, 1934
Waxing Crescent
39.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 AM
1:08 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.1%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 140
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.7° / 71.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 16m / 24.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.12° / 2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.83° / -2.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.66° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.