The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 20, 2050
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 AM
7:44 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1574
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 156.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 12m / 10.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.48° / 2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.19° / -2.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.51° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.