The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 4, 2161
Waxing Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 PM
5:11 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2951
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 163.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.3° / 343.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 50m / -16.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.24° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.56° / -5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.15° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.