The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 20, 2151
Waxing Crescent
16.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.7%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2824
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 82.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 10m / 23.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.48° / 0.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.25° / 0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.82° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.