The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 20, 2155
Waning Crescent
43.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:33 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.0%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2877
Events on this date
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.8° / 275.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 11m / 26.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.67° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.30° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.99° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.