The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 AM
9:12 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1208
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.8° / 122.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 33m / 14.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.66° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.66° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.26° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.