The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 20, 2199
Waning Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 AM
3:47 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3417
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.9° / 219.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 19m / -5.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.78° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.19° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.18° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.