The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 4, 2129
Waning Gibbous
75.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 PM
11:32 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.0%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2555
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 240.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.3° / 275.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 52m / 0.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.40° / -4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.65° / 5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.21° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.