The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 4, 1991
Waning Crescent
36.9% 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
12:30 AM
3:51 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.9%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 848
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 | 285.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.8° / 268.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 35m / 23.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.12° / 4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.15° / -5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.73° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.