The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 9, 1956
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 AM
7:57 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 412
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.7° / 157.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 16m / 16.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.35° / 2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.03° / -3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.41° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.