The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 20, 2030
Last Quarter
53.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.8%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1331
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 277.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 23m / 20.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.49° / 1.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.55° / -1.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.37° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.