The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 20, 2006
Last Quarter
55.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 AM
11:47 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.5%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1030
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 263.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.1° / 236.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 48m / -26.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.26° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.94° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.88° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.