The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 20, 2020
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 AM
9:44 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1208
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 | 21.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.0° / 114.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / 8.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.36° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.93° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.01° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.