The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 4, 2173
Waning Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 AM
6:30 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3099
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 | 315.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.8° / 245.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 52m / 28.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.18° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.26° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.75° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.