The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 20, 2101
Last Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 AM
12:29 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2205
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.9° / 235.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 11m / -22.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.16° / -2.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.38° / 3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.48° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.