The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 20, 1971
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
8:13 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 601
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.9° / 140.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 43m / 12.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.76° / -0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.25° / 1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.87° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.