The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 20, 1921
Waning Gibbous
96.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 PM
8:40 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.3%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -17
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 | 202.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.5° / 302.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 16m / -1.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.22° / 2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.88° / -3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.38° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.