The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 14, 1950
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:32 AM
9:17 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 342
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.0° / 120.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 24m / 12.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.35° / 2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.84° / -2.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.42° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.