The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 5, 2100
Waning Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:36 AM
5:17 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2193
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 | 319.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.0° / 206.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 16m / 3.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.01° / 1.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.26° / -1.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.95° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.