The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 20, 1963
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 AM
9:29 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 503
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 | 16.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.8° / 117.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 04m / 10.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.03° / 4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.16° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.43° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.