The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 15, 1950
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 AM
9:50 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 341
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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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.6° / 110.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 04m / 24.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.94° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.14° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.01° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.