The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 20, 1925
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:40 AM
9:14 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 33
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.8° / 121.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 49m / 10.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.47° / 3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.26° / -3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.82° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.