The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 4, 2086
Waning Crescent
22.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:55 AM
5:08 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.7%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2023
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 | 303.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.4° / 250.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 00m / 22.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.04° / -0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.14° / 0.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.52° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.