The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 20, 2134
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 AM
9:14 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2618
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,600 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.7° / 121.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 42m / 13.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.12° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.13° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.88° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.