The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 20, 1934
Waxing Gibbous
76.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 PM
1:25 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.7%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 144
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 | 122.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.6° / 77.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 56m / -26.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.13° / -3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.38° / 4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.77° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.