The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 5, 2027
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 AM
8:06 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1290
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.6° / 155.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 03m / 17.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.67° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.42° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.08° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.