The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 20, 2053
Waxing Crescent
5.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 AM
10:35 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.0%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1612
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.9° / 106.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 41m / 14.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.42° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.83° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.33° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.