The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 20, 2187
Waning Gibbous
97.7% 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
9:32 PM
8:00 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3273
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 196.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.2° / 297.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 10m / -10.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.42° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.59° / 6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.59° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.