The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 20, 2171
Waning Gibbous
77.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 PM
11:36 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.2%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3075
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 | 237.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.4° / 284.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 35m / 7.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.81° / -1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.53° / 2.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.75° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.