The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 4, 2039
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 PM
6:28 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1442
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 | 183.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.4° / 299.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 17m / -20.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.54° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.81° / 5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.95° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 128.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.