The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 5, 2106
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 AM
10:56 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 362,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2268
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,000 km.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.6° / 100.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 39m / 20.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.13° / -2.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.21° / 3.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.98° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.