The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 5, 2076
Waxing Crescent
6.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 AM
11:16 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.5%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1897
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 | 29.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.0° / 95.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 58m / 21.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.61° / -1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.00° / 1.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.80° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.