The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 15, 1947
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
8:30 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 304
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,300 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.1° / 141.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 58m / 22.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.65° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.21° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.68° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 128.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.