The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 20, 2196
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
2:41 AM
6:02 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3384
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.9° / 235.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 57m / 22.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.01° / 0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.61° / 0.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.73° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.2° |
| 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.