The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 20, 2157
Waxing Gibbous
85.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:42 PM
4:48 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.7%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2898
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 | 135.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.3° / 26.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 07m / 3.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.41° / -1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.70° / 3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.67° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.