The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 5, 1950
Last Quarter
51.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.7%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 341
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.5° / 274.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 29m / 18.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.86° / 3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.74° / -4.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.44° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.