The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 20, 2007
First Quarter
47.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 PM
11:46 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.0%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1047
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 | 86.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.9° / 100.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 19m / -23.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.64° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.92° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.82° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.