The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 20, 2131
Last Quarter
50.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 AM
12:32 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.3%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2576
Events on this date
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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 | 269.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.4° / 236.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 10m / -21.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.00° / -1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.68° / 2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.52° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.