The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 4, 2031
Waning Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 PM
8:29 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1343
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 | 202.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.5° / 298.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 18m / -5.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.54° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.08° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.63° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.