The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 4, 2105
Waning Crescent
34.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 AM
3:56 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.3%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2258
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 | 288.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.4° / 262.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 54m / 20.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.64° / 0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.48° / -0.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.10° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.