The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 4, 2049
Waxing Crescent
29.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 PM
11:15 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.1%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1566
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 65.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.8° / 101.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 00m / -10.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.88° / -3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.73° / 5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.00° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.