The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 20, 2083
Waxing Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1983
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 | 39.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.1° / 85.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 30m / 26.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.85° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.96° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.27° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.