The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 20, 2045
Waxing Gibbous
62.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 PM
12:08 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.0%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1517
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 | 103.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.1° / 92.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 38m / -27.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.82° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.83° / 6.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.22° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.