The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 20, 2082
Waning Crescent
14.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 AM
6:26 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.0%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1974
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 | 316.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.8° / 237.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 04m / 26.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.42° / 3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.25° / -4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.31° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.