The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 4, 2143
Waning Crescent
43.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 AM
2:58 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.3%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2728
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 | 277.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.4° / 266.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 10m / 17.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.91° / -0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.50° / 0.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.48° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.