The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 20, 1999
Waxing Crescent
27.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 AM
12:30 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 944
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 | 62.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.4° / 76.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 12m / 19.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.72° / -3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.20° / 5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.61° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.