The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 4, 2024
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
9:14 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1257
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.5° / 121.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 15m / 20.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.04° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.64° / -5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.14° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 232.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.