The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 4, 2018
Last Quarter
51.2% 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
1:59 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1182
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 264.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 41m / 10.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.04° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.03° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.88° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.