The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 5, 2089
Waning Crescent
23.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 AM
3:45 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.8%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2057
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 | 301.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.9° / 224.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 11m / -2.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.68° / 2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.60° / -3.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.70° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.