The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 20, 2165
Waxing Gibbous
71.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 PM
3:52 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.5%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2997
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 115.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.4° / 43.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 10.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.32° / -2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.49° / 3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.25° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.