The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 4, 2074
Waxing Gibbous
92.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 PM
3:49 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.5%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1875
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.8° / 24.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 47m / -21.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.90° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.78° / -2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.33° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.