The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 4, 1941
Waxing Gibbous
91.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 PM
3:53 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.7%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 230
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 | 146.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.6° / 26.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 36m / -18.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.70° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.59° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.54° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.