The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 4, 2167
Waning Gibbous
85.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:05 PM
10:09 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.9%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3025
Events on this date
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Neptune 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 | 224.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.4° / 280.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 53m / -5.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.33° / -4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.58° / 5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.64° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.