The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 20, 2175
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:14 AM
8:19 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3120
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.3° / 145.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 30m / 13.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.87° / 3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.13° / -4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.19° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.