The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 20, 2089
Waxing Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 PM
6:15 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2061
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 | 173.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.5° / 329.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 32m / -10.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.90° / 3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.91° / -4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.82° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.