The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 4, 2154
Waning Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:50 AM
5:47 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2864
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 | 307.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.3° / 255.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 12m / 27.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.38° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.49° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.92° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.