The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 4, 1994
Waning Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 AM
6:38 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 885
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 | 327.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.2° / 206.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 39m / 19.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.23° / -3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.92° / 5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.84° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.5° |
| 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.