The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 5, 1946
Waxing Crescent
23.1% 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
9:57 AM
12:33 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.1%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 289
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 | 57.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.7° / 74.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 52m / 24.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.82° / 1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.24° / -1.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.09° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.6° |
| 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.