The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 20, 2184
Waxing Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 PM
5:17 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3236
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 | 163.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.8° / 343.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -15.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.97° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / -2.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.19° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.