The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 4, 2076
Waxing Crescent
19.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
11:21 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.4%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1900
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.9° / 97.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 27m / 2.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.14° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.19° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.83° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.