The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 3, 1955
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:29 PM
6:22 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 403
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.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.5° / 316.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 41m / -14.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.85° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.59° / -4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.49° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 312.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.