The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 5, 1943
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 AM
9:49 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 252
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.7° / 115.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 15.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.33° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.70° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.22° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.