The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 20, 2086
Waxing Gibbous
79.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 PM
2:11 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.5%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2024
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 126.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.3° / 65.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 18m / -21.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.22° / 2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.70° / -2.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.78° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.