The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 20, 2121
Waxing Crescent
13.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.9%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2453
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 | 43.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 82.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 49m / 25.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.11° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.18° / -4.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.86° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.