The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 5, 2135
Waning Crescent
43.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:20 AM
1:20 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.9%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2626
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 | 277.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.8° / 231.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 44m / -18.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.97° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.06° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.25° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.