The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 4, 2146
Waning Crescent
8.1% 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
4:00 AM
6:35 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2765
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.3° / 204.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 40m / 18.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.64° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.61° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.60° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.