The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 4, 1946
First Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:58 PM
12:21 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 292
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.8° / 87.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 32m / -11.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.39° / 3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.89° / -3.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.13° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.