The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 5, 2084
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 AM
9:51 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1996
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 | 9.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.6° / 113.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 30m / 23.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.81° / 4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.54° / -5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.47° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.