The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 5, 1978
Waning Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 AM
7:07 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 684
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.8° / 169.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 42m / 8.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.87° / -1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / 3.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.24° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.