The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 20, 2136
Waning Crescent
41.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 AM
3:43 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.4%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2642
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 280.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.7° / 274.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 22m / 26.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.19° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.13° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.39° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.