The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 20, 2090
Waning Crescent
27.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:48 AM
4:24 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2073
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.1° / 251.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 38m / 18.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.71° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.76° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.65° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.