The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 4, 2171
Waxing Crescent
9.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 AM
10:42 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3075
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 | 35.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 102.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 23m / 8.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.14° / 4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.64° / -5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.50° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.