The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 20, 2056
Waxing Crescent
26.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:29 AM
12:41 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.8%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1649
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 | 62.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.8° / 74.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 15m / 21.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.53° / -1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.65° / 3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.20° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.