The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 4, 1989
Waxing Crescent
8.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 AM
10:07 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.8%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 824
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 110.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / 3.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.72° / -1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.57° / 2.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.32° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.