The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 5, 1975
Waning Crescent
27.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 AM
3:21 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.8%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 647
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 230.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 42m / -2.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.09° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.27° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.07° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.