The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 20, 1988
Waxing Crescent
20.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 AM
12:25 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.0%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 808
Events on this date
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 74.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 28.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.58° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.46° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.85° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.