The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 20, 2021
First Quarter
54.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:50 PM
3:18 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.0%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1216
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.8° / 51.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 35m / 23.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.20° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.03° / -4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.73° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.