The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 20, 1988
First Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:51 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 812
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 | 90.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.4° / 99.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 38m / -24.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.91° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.66° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.41° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.1° |
| 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.