The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 20, 2063
Waning Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 AM
6:17 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1739
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 | 312.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.9° / 245.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 47m / 27.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.48° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.07° / -5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.51° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.