The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 5, 2130
Waning Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 AM
6:14 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2564
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.6° / 184.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 2.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.19° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.78° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.01° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.