The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 5, 2098
Waxing Crescent
22.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 AM
12:48 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2169
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,800 km.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 71.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 55m / 27.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.25° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.51° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.07° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.