The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 20, 1990
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 AM
8:21 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 837
Events on this date
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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 | 1.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.2° / 136.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 02m / 9.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.13° / -1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.47° / 2.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.69° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 336.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.