The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 5, 1916
Waxing Crescent
11.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 AM
11:12 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.4%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -82
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 | 39.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.4° / 93.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 26.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.11° / 3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.57° / -3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.64° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.3° |
| 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.