The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 4, 1955
Waning Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 PM
7:24 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 403
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus gathered
All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Mercury gathered
All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 189.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.7° / 306.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 30m / -10.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.44° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / -5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.68° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 49.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.