The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 20, 2140
First Quarter
49.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.9%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2692
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.7° / 97.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 38m / -23.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.82° / -3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.67° / 5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.60° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.