The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 4, 2044
Waxing Gibbous
84.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 PM
2:12 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.4%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1504
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 | 133.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.8° / 68.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 44m / -28.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.54° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.38° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.33° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.