The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 3, 1956
Waning Crescent
11.6% 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
3:11 AM
6:18 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.6%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 415
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.6° / 223.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 06m / 21.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.51° / -2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.35° / 3.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.23° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.