The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 20, 1958
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
8:53 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 437
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 | 17.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.8° / 131.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 01m / 15.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.33° / -1.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.96° / 2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.65° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.