The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 20, 2043
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:41 PM
6:34 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1492
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.7° / 311.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 05m / -14.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.03° / -2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.07° / 3.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.18° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 158.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.