The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 20, 1919
Waning Crescent
28.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:29 AM
4:35 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.0%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -42
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 | 296.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.7° / 255.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 29m / 21.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.85° / -1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.69° / 2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.87° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.