The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 20, 1944
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 AM
9:35 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 268
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.2° / 116.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 20m / 8.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.30° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.47° / -4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.01° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.