The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 4, 2046
Waxing Crescent
7.1% 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
9:12 AM
9:53 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1529
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,200 km.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.2° / 113.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 53m / 3.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.25° / -3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.73° / 4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.14° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.4° |
| 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.