The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 20, 2057
Waning Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 PM
7:47 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1661
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 | 196.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.3° / 295.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 06m / -13.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.95° / 3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.69° / -4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.24° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.