The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 15, 1950
Waxing Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 AM
9:40 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 342
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.6° / 115.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 14m / 6.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.02° / 1.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.24° / -1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.18° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.