The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 20, 2004
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 AM
9:38 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1006
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 | 12.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.9° / 118.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 43m / 16.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.39° / 0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.00° / 0.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.21° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.