The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 20, 1935
Last Quarter
55.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:48 PM
2:13 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.2%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 156
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.2° / 280.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 08m / 22.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.80° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.61° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.59° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.