The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Waning Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 AM
7:12 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1269
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.6° / 205.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 55m / 25.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.87° / 4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.13° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.