The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 4, 1947
Waning Gibbous
93.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:30 PM
8:46 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.7%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 304
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 | 208.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.4° / 284.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 55m / -12.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.25° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.18° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.26° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.