The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 20, 2080
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 AM
9:24 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1946
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 | 8.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.9° / 123.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 25m / 16.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.51° / 2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.59° / -2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.20° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.