The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 20, 1963
Waning Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:13 AM
3:30 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 498
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 | 315.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.8° / 218.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 13m / -9.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.55° / -3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.70° / 5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.51° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.