The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 20, 1980
Waxing Crescent
35.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:25 AM
12:19 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.9%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 709
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 | 73.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.8° / 78.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 00m / 19.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.20° / -3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.15° / 4.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.69° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.