The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 5, 2051
Waning Crescent
29.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 AM
3:08 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.7%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1587
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 | 294.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.1° / 230.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 37m / -4.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.26° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.74° / -5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.09° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.