The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 5, 2079
Waxing Crescent
24.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:51 AM
12:57 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1934
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 | 58.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.0° / 70.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 03m / 27.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.01° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.46° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.89° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.