The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 5, 2087
Waxing Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 AM
11:59 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 366,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2033
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 | 40.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.0° / 88.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 44m / 20.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.22° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.04° / 4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.54° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.