The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 20, 2156
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
9:30 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2886
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.5° / 121.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 22m / 18.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.38° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / -5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.37° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 227.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.