The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 20, 2031
Waxing Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 AM
9:17 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1344
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 | 28.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 121.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 37m / -2.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.62° / -4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.16° / 5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.79° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.