The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 21, 1920
First Quarter
52.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 PM
12:03 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.2%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- -29
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.9° / 90.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 55m / -18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.63° / 1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.02° / -2.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.82° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.