The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 15, 1955
Waning Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 AM
6:55 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 403
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.2° / 195.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 38m / 19.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.03° / -2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.81° / 3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.02° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.