The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 20, 2161
Waning Crescent
21.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 AM
3:55 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.1%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2947
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 | 305.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.3° / 218.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 26m / -4.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.55° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.19° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.77° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.