The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 4, 2103
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 AM
9:19 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2234
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.7° / 119.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 02m / 7.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.88° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.92° / 5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.18° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.