The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 20, 2041
Waning Gibbous
81.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 AM
9:13 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.8%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1463
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 | 230.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.4° / 257.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 22m / -26.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.50° / -3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.76° / 4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.44° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.