The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 20, 1958
Waxing Crescent
37.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:10 PM
11:50 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.1%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 441
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 | 74.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.8° / 97.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 40m / -13.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.00° / 1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.53° / -1.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.67° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.