The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 20, 2038
Waning Gibbous
71.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 PM
12:10 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.2%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1430
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 244.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.5° / 278.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 08m / 7.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.66° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.77° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.77° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.