The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 20, 2028
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:01 AM
8:18 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1307
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 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.1° / 137.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 09m / 8.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.27° / -3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.73° / 4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.70° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 335.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.