The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 20, 1902
Waning Gibbous
97.6% 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
7:57 PM
7:12 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -252
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.5° / 323.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 56m / -3.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.11° / 3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / -4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.09° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.