The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 20, 2139
Waning Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 AM
6:15 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2679
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus 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 | 315.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.2° / 236.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 57m / 24.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.98° / 2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.05° / -2.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.29° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.