The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 5, 2066
Waxing Gibbous
78.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 PM
3:42 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.7%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1773
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 124.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.7° / 44.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 17m / -0.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.48° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.81° / 6.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.56° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.