The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 4, 2008
Waxing Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:09 AM
10:18 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1059
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.2° / 108.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 34m / -0.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.28° / -3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.99° / 4.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.49° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.