The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 20, 2052
Waning Crescent
17.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 AM
5:24 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.7%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1603
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 310.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.2° / 235.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 37m / 17.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.94° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.89° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.27° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.