The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 20, 2034
Waxing Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 AM
10:41 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 359,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1377
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 104.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 43m / 15.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.05° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.01° / 6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.14° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.