The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 5, 2136
Waxing Crescent
16.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 AM
12:15 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.8%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 2639
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 | 48.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 76.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 17m / 28.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.68° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.41° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.67° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.