The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 4, 2179
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
9:17 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3174
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 | 18.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.7° / 121.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 04m / 6.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.80° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.66° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.17° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 305.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.