The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 7, 1956
Waning Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:23 AM
5:40 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 412
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.8° / 207.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 29m / 8.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.87° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.53° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.93° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.