The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 20, 2120
Last Quarter
52.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 AM
12:18 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2440
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,900 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.4° / 237.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 03m / -22.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.26° / -1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.75° / 2.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.30° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.