The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 20, 2058
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 AM
9:27 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1678
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 | 15.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.8° / 117.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 05m / 11.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.05° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.55° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.65° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.