The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 20, 1942
Waxing Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 AM
12:02 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 239
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.9° / 81.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 43m / 18.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.97° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.30° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.81° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.