The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 20, 2101
Waning Crescent
16.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 AM
6:09 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.4%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2209
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 | 312.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.0° / 244.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 44m / 26.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.96° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.79° / -4.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.90° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.