The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 20, 2173
Waxing Gibbous
90.0% 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
7:04 PM
3:02 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.0%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3100
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 | 143.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.3° / 41.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 36m / -26.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.37° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.90° / 6.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.59° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.