The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 20, 1993
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 AM
7:20 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 869
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.1° / 166.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 52m / 10.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.83° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.12° / -5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.29° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.