The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 4, 1956
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 AM
7:09 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 415
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.7° / 187.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 19.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.45° / -3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.37° / 4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.47° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.