The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 20, 2164
Waxing Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 AM
9:42 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2989
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 | 30.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 116.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 55m / 0.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.71° / -0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.16° / 0.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.58° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 25.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.