The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 4, 2168
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 AM
9:49 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3038
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.8° / 113.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 04m / 15.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.57° / 3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / -4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.39° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.