The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 20, 1986
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 PM
7:31 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 787
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 | 191.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.7° / 301.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 47m / -11.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.82° / -3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.98° / 4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.96° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.