The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 20, 2046
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:41 PM
6:14 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1525
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.7° / 319.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 42m / -15.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.39° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.68° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.15° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 216.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.