The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 4, 2059
Waning Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 AM
6:35 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1689
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 | 318.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.6° / 236.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 03m / 26.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.68° / 3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.59° / -3.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.37° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.