The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 1, 1956
Waning Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:18 AM
4:18 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 415
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.5° / 258.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 03m / 21.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.75° / 0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.09° / -0.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.75° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.