The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 4, 2142
Waxing Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 PM
4:37 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2716
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 | 156.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.0° / 359.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 21m / -18.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.26° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.87° / -4.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.94° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.