The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Waning Crescent
35.3% 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
12:41 AM
4:00 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.3%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1083
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 | 287.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.6° / 266.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 46m / 23.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.51° / 3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.90° / -4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.52° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.