The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 20, 2186
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 AM
9:35 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3257
Events on this date
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Uranus 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 | 13.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.7° / 120.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 54m / 11.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.59° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.57° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.32° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.