The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 4, 1982
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 PM
6:01 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 737
Events on this date
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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 | 176.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.9° / 309.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 48m / -20.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.89° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.32° / 3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.11° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 218.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.