The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 20, 2152
Waning Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 PM
7:37 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2836
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 | 198.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.2° / 291.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 08m / -16.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.14° / 0.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.81° / -0.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.86° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.