The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 5, 1956
Waning Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:27 AM
6:37 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 414
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.7° / 217.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 26m / 21.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.17° / -0.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.54° / 0.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.82° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.