The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 20, 2063
Last Quarter
49.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
12:30 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.6%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1735
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.1° / 234.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 17m / -23.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.22° / -3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.72° / 4.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.08° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.