The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 5, 2122
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 AM
8:09 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2465
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,300 km.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.2° / 153.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 05m / 17.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.12° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.51° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.68° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.