The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 20, 2078
Waxing Gibbous
65.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:02 PM
4:08 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.6%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1921
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 | 108.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.2° / 42.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 33m / 20.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.05° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.43° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.54° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.