The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 20, 2132
Waxing Crescent
28.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:24 AM
12:54 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.0%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2589
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 63.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.1° / 71.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 21m / 24.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.70° / 0.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / -0.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.40° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.