The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 20, 2075
Waxing Crescent
24.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 AM
12:29 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.5%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1884
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.4° / 76.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 00m / 21.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.96° / -1.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.28° / 2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.60° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.