The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 20, 2108
Waxing Gibbous
67.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 PM
3:27 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.7%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2292
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 110.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.9° / 48.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 30m / 10.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.42° / -4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.88° / 5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 64.49° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.