The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 20, 2106
Waning Gibbous
94.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:46 PM
8:03 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.8%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2267
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 | 206.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.2° / 282.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 38m / -18.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.64° / 0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.06° / -0.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.85° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.