The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 6, 1950
Waning Crescent
42.2% 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
12:16 AM
3:19 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.2%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 341
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 279.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.2° / 271.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 17m / 22.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.71° / 4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.50° / -5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.66° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.