The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 20, 2159
First Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2927
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.1° / 98.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 30m / -22.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.73° / -3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.24° / 4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.01° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.