The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 20, 1983
Waxing Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 PM
3:42 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 750
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 | 147.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.6° / 25.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 49m / -23.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.86° / -2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.83° / 3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.98° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.