The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 20, 2039
Waxing Crescent
0.9% 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
7:21 AM
9:16 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1443
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.9° / 121.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 43m / 13.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.16° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.34° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.45° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.