The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 20, 1987
Last Quarter
53.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 AM
12:01 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 795
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.0° / 235.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 59m / -25.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.60° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.58° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.07° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.