The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 20, 2081
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 PM
7:48 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1962
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 | 193.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.6° / 305.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 52m / -7.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.36° / -0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.31° / 0.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.75° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.