The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 4, 1921
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
7:33 AM
9:06 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -17
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 | 11.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.1° / 124.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 38m / 9.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.47° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.47° / 5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.99° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 309.1° |
| 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.