The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 20, 1953
First Quarter
47.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 AM
1:37 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.0%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 375
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.9° / 67.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 56m / 21.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.73° / 1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.26° / -0.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.86° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.