The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 20, 2055
Waning Crescent
32.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:53 AM
2:27 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.2%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1636
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 | 291.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.2° / 224.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 36m / -14.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.57° / -0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.47° / 1.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.70° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.