The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 20, 2144
Waning Gibbous
59.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.4%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2741
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 | 259.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.8° / 276.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 02m / 15.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.39° / -1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.51° / 2.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.76° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.