The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 20, 2107
Waxing Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 AM
9:30 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2284
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 119.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 40m / -0.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.42° / -2.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.27° / 3.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.02° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.