The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 20, 2036
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 AM
7:47 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1405
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 | 344.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.9° / 159.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 02m / 16.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.09° / -0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.52° / 0.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.62° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.