The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 5, 1908
Waxing Crescent
24.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.9%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -181
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 82.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 04m / 23.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.55° / 0.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.57° / -0.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.98° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.