The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 20, 2184
Waxing Gibbous
77.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 PM
4:20 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.8%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3232
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 123.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.0° / 36.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 26m / 9.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.98° / -0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.86° / 1.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.47° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.