The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 20, 2125
Waning Gibbous
91.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:20 PM
8:32 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.8%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2502
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.7° / 276.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 10m / -18.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.00° / 2.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.09° / -2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.65° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.