The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 20, 2085
Waning Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 AM
4:42 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2007
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 | 314.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.7° / 210.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 00m / -1.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.64° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.72° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.97° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.