The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 20, 2148
Waxing Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
10:46 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2787
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.2° / 104.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 50m / 15.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.66° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.92° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.71° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.