The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 20, 2175
Waxing Crescent
15.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
10:00 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3125
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 | 46.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.2° / 113.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 47m / -9.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 194.31° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.85° / 5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.33° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.