The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 20, 2149
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 PM
8:07 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2803
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 | 198.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.7° / 297.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 15m / -9.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.12° / -4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / 5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.20° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.