The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 20, 1969
First Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 PM
11:55 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 577
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.2° / 99.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 27m / -23.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.28° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.08° / 6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.21° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.