The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 4, 2027
Waxing Crescent
7.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 AM
9:58 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.5%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1294
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 | 31.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.7° / 112.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 56m / 3.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.69° / -2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.36° / 4.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.93° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.