The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 20, 2109
Waning Crescent
31.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 AM
4:01 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.8%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2308
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 | 291.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.2° / 255.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 15m / 17.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.24° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.27° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.23° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.