The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 20, 2044
Waning Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 AM
7:08 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1504
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,700 km.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.9° / 207.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 24.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.58° / 3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.28° / -4.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.95° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.