The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 4, 1915
Waning Crescent
33.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.2%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -92
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 1.3° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 289.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.9° / 276.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 51m / 25.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.13° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.87° / -6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.22° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.