The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 20, 2099
Waxing Crescent
24.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 AM
10:39 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.8%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2185
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 | 59.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.1° / 107.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 39m / -13.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.59° / -2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.69° / 3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.12° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.