The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 20, 1969
Waxing Crescent
14.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:40 AM
11:42 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 573
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 | 44.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.4° / 88.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 54m / 27.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.42° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.75° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.15° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.