The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 20, 2185
Waning Crescent
26.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:50 AM
4:39 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.4%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3248
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 | 298.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.4° / 251.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 46m / 19.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.61° / -3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.40° / 5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.27° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.