The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 4, 2117
First Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2407
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 | 85.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.5° / 93.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 17m / -16.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.53° / -2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.74° / 3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.60° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.2° |
| 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.