The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 4, 1945
Waning Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 AM
6:18 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 279
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.7° / 229.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 02m / 22.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.36° / -0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.16° / 1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.01° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.