The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 5, 1927
Waxing Crescent
21.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
12:20 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.3%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 54
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 76.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 40m / 24.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.07° / 0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.67° / -0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.90° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.