The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 20, 2028
Waning Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 AM
4:32 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1302
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.0° / 210.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 57m / -2.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.32° / 3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.19° / -4.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.76° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.