The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 20, 2068
Waning Crescent
43.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 AM
3:12 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.0%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1801
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 | 278.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 269.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 20m / 20.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.63° / -0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.28° / 1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.98° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.