The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 20, 2073
Waning Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 PM
9:27 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1863
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 | 212.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.8° / 291.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 09m / -2.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.08° / -3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.56° / 4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.34° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.