The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 20, 2185
Waning Gibbous
72.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 AM
10:43 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3244
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 | 243.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.6° / 255.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 20m / -19.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.83° / 3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.92° / -4.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -67.89° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.