The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 4, 2184
Waning Crescent
3.7% 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
4:45 AM
7:23 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3235
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.9° / 176.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 30m / 18.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.28° / -3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / 4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.24° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.