The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 20, 2189
Waxing Crescent
20.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 AM
12:17 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.5%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3294
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 | 53.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 76.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 37m / 25.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.81° / 2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.40° / -2.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.17° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.