The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 4, 2151
Waning Gibbous
59.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:11 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.7%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2827
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 258.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.4° / 270.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 00m / 8.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.99° / -3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.88° / 4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.86° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.