The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 5, 2112
Waxing Gibbous
66.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 PM
3:42 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.6%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2342
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 109.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 70.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.0° / 46.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 31m / 13.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.62° / 3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.78° / -4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.76° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.