The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 5, 1956
Waning Crescent
28.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 AM
1:47 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.3%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 411
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.0° / 234.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 52m / -12.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.80° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.98° / -5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.96° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.