The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 20, 2039
Waning Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
5:41 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1438
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 | 329.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.5° / 185.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 07m / -4.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.62° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.79° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.02° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.