The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 5, 2092
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 AM
7:43 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2094
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.1° / 154.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 22m / 9.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.28° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.20° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.86° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 42.9° |
| 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.