The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 4, 1940
Waxing Crescent
1.1% 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
7:31 AM
9:05 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 218
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 | 11.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.7° / 124.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 38m / 10.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.37° / -3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.84° / 5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.19° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 308.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.