The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 20, 2068
Waning Gibbous
91.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:34 PM
8:29 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 388,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1797
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 | 214.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.9° / 273.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 18m / -21.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.37° / 0.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.28° / 0.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.63° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.