The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 20, 2077
Waning Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 AM
5:57 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1908
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,200 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.0° / 183.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 17m / -3.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.60° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.58° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.64° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.