The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 4, 2162
Waning Crescent
36.1% 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
1:04 AM
3:37 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2963
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 | 286.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.7° / 260.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 47m / 18.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.67° / -1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.88° / 2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.27° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.