The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 5, 1905
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 AM
8:29 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -218
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.5° / 139.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 40m / 14.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.24° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.99° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.12° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.