The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 20, 2170
Waxing Gibbous
68.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 PM
1:00 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.6%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3063
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 | 111.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.6° / 83.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 14m / -24.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.52° / -1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.94° / 1.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.60° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.