The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 4, 2176
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 AM
8:36 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3136
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Mars 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 | 356.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.2° / 134.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 46m / 18.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.14° / 0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.54° / 0.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.93° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.