The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 4, 1914
Waxing Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 PM
3:40 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -104
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 | 163.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.7° / 21.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 52m / -24.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.32° / -3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.26° / 4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.23° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.