The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 4, 2048
Waning Crescent
22.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:52 AM
5:13 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.5%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1553
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.4° / 252.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 01m / 23.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.44° / 0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.82° / -0.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.13° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.