The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 20, 2153
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 AM
9:10 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2853
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 | 9.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.6° / 122.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 43m / 12.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.39° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.81° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.08° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.