The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 20, 2045
Waxing Crescent
13.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1513
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 | 42.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.7° / 82.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 45m / 27.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.42° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.14° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.66° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.