The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 3, 2056
Last Quarter
48.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 AM
2:15 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1652
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 264.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 52m / 11.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.93° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.23° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.26° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.