The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 4, 1953
Waning Crescent
23.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:28 AM
5:18 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.8%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 378
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.2° / 258.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 47m / 26.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.76° / 4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.95° / -4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.33° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.