The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 4, 2106
Waxing Crescent
30.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 PM
11:28 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.0%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2271
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.3° / 99.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 04m / -9.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.29° / -2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.45° / 3.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.04° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.