The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 20, 2102
Waxing Crescent
10.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 AM
11:57 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.0%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2218
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 | 36.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.8° / 87.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 17m / 25.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.80° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.96° / -5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.67° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.