The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 9, 1950
Waning Crescent
16.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 AM
6:17 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.6%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 341
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.5° / 250.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 54m / 28.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.75° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.54° / -6.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.36° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.