The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 20, 2182
Last Quarter
54.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:57 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.5%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3211
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 272.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 26m / 15.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.90° / -3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.74° / 4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.16° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.