The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 20, 2187
Waxing Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:43 PM
5:49 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3269
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 2.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.4° / 6.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 05m / 4.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.27° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.70° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.68° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.