The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 20, 1985
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 AM
7:53 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 771
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.6° / 153.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 15m / 12.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.80° / -1.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.18° / 1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.51° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.