The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 15, 2020
Waning Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 AM
6:14 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1207
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.4° / 235.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 39m / 24.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.88° / 0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.53° / -0.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.77° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.