The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 20, 2130
Waxing Gibbous
91.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 PM
5:42 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2564
Events on this date
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Saturn 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 | 147.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.3° / 8.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 57m / 4.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.48° / 3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.73° / -4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.87° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.