The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 4, 2128
Waxing Gibbous
57.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 PM
12:53 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.1%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2543
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 98.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 81.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 19m / -13.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.75° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.14° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.