The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 20, 2032
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 PM
6:16 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1356
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.5° / 329.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 32m / -9.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.33° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.16° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.02° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.