The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 4, 1942
Waning Crescent
43.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 AM
2:45 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.3%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 242
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 | 277.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.4° / 261.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 14m / 12.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.53° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.10° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.87° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.