The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 4, 2079
First Quarter
50.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:26 PM
12:06 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1937
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.4° / 91.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 41m / -17.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.19° / -1.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.55° / 2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.98° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.