The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Waning Gibbous
80.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 AM
9:22 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.6%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1228
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 | 232.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.7° / 257.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 28m / -25.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.84° / -2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.24° / 3.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.62° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.