The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 20, 1982
Waxing Crescent
3.4% 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
8:21 AM
9:43 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 738
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.5° / 114.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / 9.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.14° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.18° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.62° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.