The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 20, 2172
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 AM
5:59 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3083
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 | 331.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.1° / 184.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 14m / -1.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.80° / -2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.04° / 3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.26° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.