The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 4, 1971
Waxing Gibbous
94.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 PM
3:42 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.0%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 601
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 | 151.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -75.1° / 17.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 59m / -25.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.25° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.67° / 3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.51° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.