The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 4, 2032
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 AM
7:30 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1355
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.2° / 165.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 47m / 16.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.75° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.53° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.47° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.