The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 20, 1935
Waning Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 PM
6:20 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 152
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 | 201.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.0° / 298.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 10m / -22.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.26° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.41° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.76° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.