The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 4, 2158
Waxing Gibbous
72.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 PM
1:11 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.6%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2914
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 | 116.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.6° / 82.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 27m / -25.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.17° / -4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.38° / 5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.12° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.