The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 4, 2054
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 AM
9:28 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1628
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,700 km.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.7° / 119.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 12.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.66° / -0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.62° / 0.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.81° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.