The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 4, 1902
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 AM
8:02 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -252
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.4° / 144.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 35m / 9.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.04° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.48° / 6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.29° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 310.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.