The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 20, 2041
Waning Crescent
30.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 AM
4:44 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.6%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1467
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 | 292.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.8° / 265.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 20m / 26.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.99° / 3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.41° / -4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.81° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.