The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 20, 2067
Waxing Crescent
41.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 AM
1:57 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.4%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1785
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 79.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.4° / 65.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 28m / 19.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.61° / -2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.72° / 3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.98° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.