The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 PM
6:18 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1121
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.3° / 329.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 32m / -9.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.21° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.91° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.83° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.