The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 20, 1996
Waxing Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 AM
11:07 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 907
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 | 32.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.1° / 98.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 08m / 17.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.19° / -3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.37° / 5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.53° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.