The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 20, 1916
Last Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 PM
1:54 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -79
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 286.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 44m / 24.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.26° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.57° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.51° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.