The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 20, 2098
Waning Crescent
43.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.2%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2172
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 | 277.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 274.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 14m / 25.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.16° / 3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.04° / -4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.01° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.