The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Waning Crescent
20.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 AM
5:05 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.7%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1133
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 | 306.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.6° / 241.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 15m / 18.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.66° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.89° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.66° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.