The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 20, 2060
Waning Gibbous
80.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 AM
9:20 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.2%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1698
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 | 232.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.9° / 255.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 34m / -27.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.18° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.27° / 5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.24° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.