The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 20, 2074
Waning Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 AM
2:58 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1871
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 | 297.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 219.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 04m / -13.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.18° / -1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.88° / 2.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.52° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.