The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 20, 1973
Waning Gibbous
58.7% 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
11:39 PM
1:50 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.7%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 626
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 | 260.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 281.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 56m / 20.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.57° / 3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.05° / -4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.21° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.