The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 4, 2037
Last Quarter
46.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:45 AM
2:25 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1417
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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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 | 273.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.9° / 263.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 02m / 11.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.48° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.67° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.67° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.