The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 20, 2159
Waxing Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 AM
11:33 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2923
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,900 km.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.6° / 92.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 57m / 23.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.12° / 3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.15° / -3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.47° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.