The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 20, 2086
First Quarter
49.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:44 PM
2:23 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.0%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2020
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.6° / 61.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 05m / 16.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.80° / -3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.72° / 5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.16° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.