The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 20, 2144
Waning Gibbous
89.9% 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
11:38 PM
8:48 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.9%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2737
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 | 217.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.6° / 273.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 27m / -18.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.04° / 2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / -3.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.46° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.0° |
| 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.