The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 15, 1958
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 AM
8:36 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 441
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.8° / 132.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 00m / 7.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.33° / -4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.50° / 5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.85° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 321.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.