The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 4, 2055
Waxing Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 PM
3:50 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1640
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.9° / 26.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 41m / -20.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.69° / 2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.80° / -3.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.15° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.