The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 5, 2114
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
9:33 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2367
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.9° / 121.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 26m / 16.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.44° / -1.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.56° / 2.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.65° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.