The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 20, 2115
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 AM
9:15 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2383
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.0° / 121.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 41m / 13.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.69° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.69° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.