The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 17, 2020
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:45 AM
7:54 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1207
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.9° / 163.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 37m / 21.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.00° / 3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.41° / -3.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.25° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.