The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 20, 2120
Waning Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:09 AM
6:35 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2444
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 2.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.3° / 223.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 24.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.98° / 2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.15° / -2.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.72° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.