The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 5, 2139
First Quarter
47.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:38 PM
2:24 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.5%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2676
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.6° / 61.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 57m / 17.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.82° / -0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.68° / 0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.79° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.