The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 4, 2131
Waxing Gibbous
81.1% 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
5:28 PM
2:27 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.1%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2580
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 | 128.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.5° / 62.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 19m / -21.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.39° / 1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.70° / -2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.31° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.