The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 20, 2111
Waxing Gibbous
87.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:51 PM
5:18 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.7%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2329
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 138.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.5° / 18.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / 7.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.90° / 2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / -3.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.66° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.