The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 5, 2077
Waxing Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:15 PM
5:30 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1909
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 | 152.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.7° / 4.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 13m / -3.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.26° / 3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.02° / -4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.17° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.