The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 4, 1985
Waning Gibbous
85.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 PM
10:14 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.4%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 774
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 224.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.6° / 280.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 55m / -4.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.08° / -3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.20° / 5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.83° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.