The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 20, 2027
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 PM
6:12 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1290
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.7° / 323.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 33m / -14.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.02° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.51° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.94° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.