The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 20, 2051
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 PM
5:12 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1591
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 | 161.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.3° / 351.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 40m / -13.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.94° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.37° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.40° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.