The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 5, 2111
Waning Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 AM
6:11 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2329
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 | 331.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.7° / 184.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 08m / 2.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.59° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.36° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.20° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.