The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 20, 2026
Waxing Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1278
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Saturn gathered
All within 1.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.4° / 80.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 51m / 27.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.70° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.37° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.46° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.