The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 5, 2038
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 AM
9:49 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1427
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 | 14.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.6° / 114.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 52m / 16.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.34° / -3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.05° / 5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.43° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.