The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 20, 2121
Waxing Crescent
42.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 PM
11:34 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.5%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2457
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 | 81.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.9° / 101.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 00m / -21.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.87° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.37° / 6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.42° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.