The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 5, 2016
Waning Crescent
2.1% 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
5:52 AM
7:17 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1154
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.0° / 166.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 53m / 8.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.26° / -3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.38° / 4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.85° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.