The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 18, 2020
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 AM
8:36 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1207
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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.4° / 136.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 36m / 18.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.16° / 4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / -4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.50° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 142.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.