The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 20, 1997
Waning Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 PM
9:20 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 923
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 | 211.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.6° / 294.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 57m / -1.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.91° / -0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.96° / 1.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.36° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.