The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 20, 1998
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
7:34 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 935
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.6° / 164.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 51m / 15.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.79° / -1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.57° / 2.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.00° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.