The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 5, 2083
Waning Gibbous
82.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 AM
9:15 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.0%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1983
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 | 230.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.6° / 257.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 25m / -26.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.60° / -3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.86° / 4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.57° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.