The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 5, 2099
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 PM
6:39 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2181
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 | 192.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.7° / 289.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 38m / -23.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.70° / -4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.36° / 5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.41° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 124.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.