The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 20, 2105
Waxing Crescent
42.3% 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
12:05 PM
1:52 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.3%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2255
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 | 80.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.1° / 65.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 30m / 18.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.45° / -3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.39° / 5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.57° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.