The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 4, 1986
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 AM
8:35 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 786
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 | 347.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.6° / 140.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 10m / 25.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.26° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.05° / -6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.51° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.