The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 20, 2190
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 PM
6:59 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3306
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 2:11 AM, is deepest at 3:56 AM and ends at 5:40 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.9° / 310.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 14m / -12.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.52° / 0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.85° / -0.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.31° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.