The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 5, 1954
Waxing Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 388
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.2° / 85.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 32m / 25.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.78° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.71° / -2.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.75° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.