The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, April 20, 2087

Waning Gibbous

93.7% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
30°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
93.7%
Age
17.3 days
Distance
404,900 km
Apparent size
29.5′
Constellation
Libra
Lunation number
2032

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 Sun209.21°
Phase angle29.13°
Illuminated fraction93.67%
Altitude / azimuth-41.7° / 278.7°
Right ascension / declination15h 52m / -19.70°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude240.03° / 0.46°
Libration in longitude / latitude-3.56° / -0.02°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-32.24° / 0.68°
Position angle of the axis13.9°
Position angle of the bright limb102.5°
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.

Your location

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