The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 5, 2057
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
10:31 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1662
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.7° / 104.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 24m / 19.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.39° / -2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.90° / 3.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.61° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.