The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 20, 1936
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 AM
6:39 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 164
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.1° / 190.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 02m / 11.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.80° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.48° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.59° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.