The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 20, 2097
Waxing Gibbous
67.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 PM
4:13 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.4%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2156
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 | 110.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.2° / 40.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 43m / 19.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.72° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.95° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.74° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.