The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 4, 1983
Waning Crescent
23.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 AM
5:05 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.0%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 749
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.6° / 250.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 53m / 21.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.49° / -0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.16° / 1.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.37° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.5° |
| 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.