The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 20, 2127
Waxing Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 PM
5:13 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2531
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 | 162.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.2° / 348.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 43m / -14.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.30° / 3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.60° / -4.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.63° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.2° |
| 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.