The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 20, 2104
Waning Crescent
26.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 AM
3:21 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.0%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2242
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 | 298.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 223.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 01m / -7.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.64° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.49° / -5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.56° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.