The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 4, 2100
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:46 AM
8:15 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2196
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 | 343.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.5° / 152.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 56m / 24.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.26° / 3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / -4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.88° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.