The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 4, 2112
Waxing Gibbous
85.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 PM
2:48 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.0%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2345
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 | 134.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.8° / 54.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 46m / -21.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.80° / 1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.33° / -2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.91° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.9° |
| 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.