The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 5, 2125
Waxing Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 AM
10:51 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2503
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 | 25.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.4° / 100.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 40m / 19.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.20° / -2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.39° / 3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.15° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.