The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 20, 2107
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
5:53 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2279
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 | 329.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.1° / 191.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 53m / 2.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.25° / 2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.55° / -3.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.48° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.