The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 20, 2021
Waxing Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 PM
4:18 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1220
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 156.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.4° / 355.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 30m / -23.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.21° / -4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.66° / 5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.40° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.