The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 4, 2170
Last Quarter
53.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 AM
1:49 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3062
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.2° / 269.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 26m / 11.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.11° / -2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / 3.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.66° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.