The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 20, 2088
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 AM
7:42 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2044
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.2° / 156.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 16m / 9.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.13° / 1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.58° / -1.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.11° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.