The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 4, 2080
Waning Gibbous
86.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 PM
10:08 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.9%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1949
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 222.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 284.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 46m / -2.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.76° / -0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.95° / 1.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.62° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.