The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 20, 1977
Waxing Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 AM
9:28 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 672
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 | 24.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.5° / 119.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 34m / 16.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.26° / -2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.13° / 4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.84° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.