The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 20, 1990
Waning Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 AM
3:12 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 832
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.2° / 220.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 02m / -10.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.90° / 1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.36° / -1.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.15° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.