The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 20, 1927
Waning Crescent
40.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 AM
3:22 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.8%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 57
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 280.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 266.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 23m / 19.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.38° / -1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.74° / 2.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.23° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.