The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 20, 2029
Waxing Crescent
38.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 AM
1:47 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.0%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1315
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 | 75.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.2° / 65.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 12m / 21.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.80° / -0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.81° / 1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.37° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.