The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 20, 2034
Waxing Crescent
37.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:06 PM
11:57 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.3%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1381
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 | 75.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.2° / 95.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 47m / -11.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.86° / 3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.69° / -4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.66° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.