The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 20, 1982
Waning Crescent
12.6% 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
4:24 AM
3:45 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 733
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 215.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 27m / -8.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.99° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.40° / 6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.32° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.