The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 4, 2073
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
9:29 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1863
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 | 12.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.3° / 118.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 52m / 13.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.60° / 0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.68° / -0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.01° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.