The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 4, 1904
Last Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:11 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -228
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.3° / 274.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 48m / 11.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.26° / -4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.66° / 5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.99° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.