The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 20, 2083
First Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1987
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 | 91.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.5° / 98.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 43m / -24.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.10° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.06° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.82° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.