The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 15, 1920
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:29 AM
9:08 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -29
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.2° / 123.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 50m / 2.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.90° / -4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.45° / 5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.21° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.