The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 20, 2081
Waxing Gibbous
89.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:20 PM
5:12 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.8%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1958
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,600 km.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 142.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.6° / 17.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 38m / 2.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.88° / 0.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.62° / 0.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.51° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.