The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 4, 1944
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 PM
6:27 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 267
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 6:56 AM, is deepest at 8:26 AM and ends at 9:56 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.4° / 305.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 08m / -18.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.05° / -1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.03° / 2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.48° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.