The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 20, 2197
Waxing Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 AM
11:38 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3393
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 | 34.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.5° / 91.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 15m / 23.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.01° / 1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.70° / -1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.84° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.