The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 4, 2108
Waning Crescent
9.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 AM
6:22 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.7%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2295
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.9° / 212.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 28m / 18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.58° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.34° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.20° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.