The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Waning Crescent
43.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:28 AM
1:08 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.0%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1203
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 5.5° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.6° / 229.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 30m / -21.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.36° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.90° / 4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.35° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.