The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 4, 2153
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 PM
6:23 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2852
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.3° / 299.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 17m / -20.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.13° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.70° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.58° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 140.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.