The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 4, 1997
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 AM
9:20 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 923
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 | 14.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.7° / 120.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 54m / 10.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.90° / -2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.25° / 2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.99° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.