The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 20, 2176
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 PM
6:56 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3137
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.2° / 316.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 09m / -9.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.87° / 1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.42° / -2.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.41° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 32.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.