The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 20, 2158
Waning Crescent
13.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 AM
6:15 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.8%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2914
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 | 316.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.1° / 233.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 02m / 23.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.22° / 1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.06° / -1.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.12° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.