The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 20, 2031
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 AM
7:32 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1339
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 | 347.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.5° / 161.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 01m / 10.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.01° / 3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / -3.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.68° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.