The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 20, 2038
Waning Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:00 PM
7:51 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 359,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1426
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 | 197.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.6° / 294.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 08m / -13.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.17° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.72° / -4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.44° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.