The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 5, 2035
Waning Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:18 AM
6:07 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1389
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 2.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.7° / 188.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 01m / 3.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.34° / -2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.51° / 4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.41° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.