The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 20, 2126
Waxing Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 AM
9:30 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2519
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,500 km.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.7° / 118.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 39m / 0.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.94° / -1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.58° / 2.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.22° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.