The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 20, 2072
Waxing Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 AM
10:35 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1847
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 | 26.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 105.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 45m / 14.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.46° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.51° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.