The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Waxing Gibbous
85.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:31 PM
5:11 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.3%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1018
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 | 134.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.0° / 22.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 12m / 8.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.62° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.91° / -3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.50° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.