The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 5, 2128
Waxing Crescent
31.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 AM
12:56 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.3%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2540
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 | 67.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.6° / 74.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 38m / 17.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.40° / -3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.06° / 5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.01° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.