The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 5, 2070
Waning Crescent
28.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 AM
3:14 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.6%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1822
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 | 295.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 229.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 44m / -4.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.00° / 3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.15° / -4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.89° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.