The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 4, 1958
Waning Gibbous
77.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:07 PM
11:23 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.6%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 440
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 236.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.9° / 281.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 28m / 4.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.32° / 1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.01° / -1.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.62° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.