The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 13, 1950
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 AM
8:51 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- 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.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.8° / 128.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 34m / 17.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.91° / 3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.27° / -4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.67° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 198.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.