The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 20, 2059
Waxing Gibbous
59.4% 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
1:22 PM
3:46 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.4%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1686
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 | 100.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.4° / 46.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 01m / 22.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.35° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.90° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.33° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.