The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 20, 2001
Waning Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:43 AM
5:20 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 968
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 | 325.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.6° / 190.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 52m / -6.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.72° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.01° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.61° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.