The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 20, 2008
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 PM
6:28 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1055
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.6° / 311.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 59m / -17.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.52° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.95° / 6.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.44° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 174.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.