The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 20, 2072
First Quarter
49.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 PM
12:08 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.5%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1851
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.9° / 88.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 47m / -14.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.81° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.27° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.06° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.