The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 20, 1922
Waning Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:13 AM
6:38 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -5
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 | 329.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.0° / 197.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 51m / 16.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.53° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.32° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.98° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.0° |
| 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.