The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 20, 2009
Waning Crescent
21.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 AM
3:45 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.8%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1067
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 | 304.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.7° / 217.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 25m / -7.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.23° / 2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.18° / -2.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.95° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.