The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 20, 2003
Waning Crescent
44.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 AM
3:10 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.1%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 997
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 | 276.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.9° / 271.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 08m / 21.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.10° / 0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.20° / -0.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.21° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.