The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 20, 1995
Waning Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:49 AM
4:31 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 898
Events on this date
-
Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
-
Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.7° / 251.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 38m / 19.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.86° / -4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.15° / 5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.84° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.