The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 5, 1948
Waning Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 AM
5:07 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 313
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 | 319.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.8° / 202.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 21m / -1.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.37° / -3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.25° / 4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.15° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.