The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 20, 2149
Waxing Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 PM
6:04 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2799
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 | 155.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.4° / 358.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 29m / 1.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.84° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.36° / -5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.09° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.