The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 5, 2060
Waxing Crescent
32.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:49 AM
1:45 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.7%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 384,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1699
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 | 69.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.4° / 65.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 26.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.51° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.99° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.46° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.6° |
| 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.