The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 4, 2101
Waxing Gibbous
72.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 PM
1:00 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.1%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2209
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 | 116.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.5° / 83.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 23m / -26.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.47° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.64° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.34° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.