The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 20, 1917
Waxing Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 AM
8:20 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -66
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 133.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 49m / -4.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.16° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.57° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.65° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.