The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 20, 2172
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
9:11 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3088
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.9° / 121.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 53m / 10.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.38° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.02° / -4.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.26° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.