The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 20, 2163
Waning Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:30 PM
7:57 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 360,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2972
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,300 km.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.2° / 287.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 26m / -16.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.22° / 2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.82° / -2.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.08° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.