The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 5, 2117
Waxing Crescent
13.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.8%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2404
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.3° / 79.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 53m / 28.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.53° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.42° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.47° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.