The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 20, 2177
Waning Crescent
15.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 AM
6:06 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3149
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 | 314.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.5° / 235.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 56m / 23.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.71° / 0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.70° / -0.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.93° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.