The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 20, 2170
Waxing Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3059
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 | 48.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 81.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 13m / 23.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.25° / 0.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.74° / -0.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.99° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.