The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 4, 2135
Waning Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:21 AM
4:58 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2629
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.7° / 260.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 31m / 25.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.04° / 3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.79° / -4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.12° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.