The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 4, 1964
Waning Crescent
13.5% 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
2:52 AM
6:16 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.5%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 514
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.2° / 233.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 57m / 23.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.26° / -0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.18° / 0.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.82° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.