The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 20, 2168
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 PM
6:17 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3034
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 | 160.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.0° / 350.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 51m / -0.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.65° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.95° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.30° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 305.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.