The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 20, 2176
Waxing Gibbous
89.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 PM
4:58 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.5%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3133
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 | 142.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.7° / 20.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 31m / -0.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.48° / -3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.49° / 4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.89° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.