The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 20, 2108
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 PM
5:56 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2296
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 | 169.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.0° / 334.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 16m / -12.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.77° / 3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.99° / -4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.24° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.