The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 20, 2036
Waning Crescent
30.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
2:37 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.9%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1401
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 | 292.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 223.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 44m / -13.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.76° / 0.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.31° / 0.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.11° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.