The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 4, 1987
Waxing Gibbous
70.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:41 PM
12:57 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.1%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 799
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 | 113.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.8° / 84.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 10m / -25.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.38° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.01° / 6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.72° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.