The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 20, 2055
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:13 AM
7:02 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1640
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 | 331.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.6° / 192.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 05m / 19.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.25° / -1.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.59° / 1.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.18° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.