The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 20, 2023
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 AM
9:07 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1241
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.3° / 127.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 17m / 13.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.56° / 0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.08° / 0.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.62° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.