The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 5, 2073
Waning Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 AM
7:04 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1859
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 | 342.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.7° / 168.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 50m / 6.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.05° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.99° / 6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.04° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.