The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 20, 2200
Waxing Gibbous
68.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 PM
1:23 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.8%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3434
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 | 112.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.1° / 76.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 16m / -18.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.67° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.74° / -5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.58° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.