The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 20, 1992
Waning Gibbous
57.9% 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
11:43 PM
1:54 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.9%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 861
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 260.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 80.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 280.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 02m / 20.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.85° / 3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.92° / -3.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.00° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.