The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 5, 2109
Waxing Crescent
26.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 AM
12:26 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.1%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2305
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.0° / 78.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 08m / 17.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.31° / -4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.97° / 6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.82° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.