The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 20, 2104
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 AM
8:02 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2246
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.
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.3° / 142.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 8.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.11° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.60° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.08° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 22.9° |
| 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.