The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 20, 2148
Waxing Crescent
32.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 PM
11:44 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.3%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2791
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 69.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.1° / 96.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 26m / -8.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.17° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.74° / -6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.25° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.