The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 20, 2117
Waning Gibbous
79.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 AM
9:15 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.9%
- Age
- 18.4 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2403
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 | 233.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.3° / 254.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 32m / -28.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.78° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.10° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.26° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.