The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 20, 2057
Waning Gibbous
63.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 PM
1:00 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.7%
- Age
- 20.1 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1665
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 | 254.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.2° / 276.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 44m / 11.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.30° / -3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.71° / 5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.56° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.