The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 20, 1938
Waning Crescent
30.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:20 AM
4:21 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.1%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 193
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.3° / 257.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 20m / 20.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.60° / -2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.81° / 3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.67° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.