The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 20, 2160
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 PM
6:19 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2935
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.9° / 318.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 47m / -15.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.20° / -4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.77° / 5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.73° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 213.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.