The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 4, 2172
Full Moon
99.6% 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
9:29 PM
6:38 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3087
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.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.6° / 297.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 30m / -19.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.45° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.78° / 6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.23° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.