The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 20, 1997
Waxing Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 PM
5:45 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 919
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 | 155.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.0° / 0.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 22m / -1.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.73° / 0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.69° / -0.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.90° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.