The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 20, 2147
Waning Gibbous
77.7% 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
12:01 AM
10:14 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.7%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2774
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 236.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.9° / 261.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 46m / -18.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.65° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.75° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.31° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.