The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 4, 2077
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 PM
6:28 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1912
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 | 183.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.3° / 298.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 22m / -20.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.51° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.60° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.66° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 130.2° |
| 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.