The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 5, 2032
Waning Crescent
18.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:57 AM
4:30 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.2%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1352
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 | 309.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.9° / 219.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 38m / 1.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.48° / 3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.67° / -4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.51° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.