The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 5, 1977
Waning Gibbous
93.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 PM
8:20 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.2%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 672
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 210.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.6° / 278.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 57m / -18.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.14° / 4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.82° / -4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.59° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.