The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 5, 2061
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:00 PM
6:44 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1711
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.3° / 291.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 37m / -22.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.37° / -3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.72° / 4.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.00° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.