The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 4, 1999
Last Quarter
50.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 AM
2:01 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.8%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 947
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Saturn 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 | 269.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.3° / 264.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 41m / 10.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.05° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.88° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.08° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.