The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 20, 2085
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 AM
8:11 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2012
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
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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 | 3.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.3° / 139.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 08m / 6.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.47° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.01° / 6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.51° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 344.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.