The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 20, 2033
Waning Crescent
17.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:47 AM
5:24 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.6%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1368
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 310.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.4° / 234.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 36m / 18.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.66° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.79° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.46° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.