The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 20, 1908
Waning Crescent
32.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 AM
3:12 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.0%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -178
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 291.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.3° / 270.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 11m / 21.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.52° / -1.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.39° / 2.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.15° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.