The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 20, 2000
Waning Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 PM
8:09 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 956
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 | 202.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.6° / 289.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 29m / -14.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.34° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.07° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.02° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.6° |
| 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.