The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 20, 2079
Waning Crescent
42.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 AM
3:32 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.5%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1937
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 | 278.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.8° / 273.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 16m / 24.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.60° / 3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.39° / -4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.20° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.2° |
| 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.