The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 20, 2048
Waxing Crescent
42.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 PM
2:05 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.8%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1550
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 | 81.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.7° / 63.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 37m / 19.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.82° / -2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.03° / 3.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.57° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.