The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 4, 1948
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 AM
8:55 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 316
Events on this date
-
Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.3° / 130.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 34m / 23.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.90° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.11° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.15° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 138.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.