The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 5, 2059
Waning Crescent
43.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 AM
1:24 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.2%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1686
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 | 277.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.3° / 231.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 49m / -18.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.18° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.43° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.44° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.