The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 20, 2174
Waning Crescent
38.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 AM
4:02 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3112
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.7° / 273.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 35m / 27.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.08° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.57° / -6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.79° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.