The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 20, 2044
Last Quarter
48.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 AM
12:37 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1500
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.0° / 233.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 26m / -23.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.15° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / 5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.47° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.