The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 5, 2127
Waning Crescent
27.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 AM
3:15 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2527
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Venus at greatest elongation
46° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.8° / 226.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 48m / -5.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.21° / 1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.84° / -2.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.88° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.