The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 20, 1979
Waning Crescent
39.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 AM
12:47 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.4%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 696
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 | 282.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 243.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 56m / -14.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.36° / 2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.81° / -3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.23° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.