The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 5, 2142
Waxing Gibbous
80.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 PM
3:45 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.2%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2713
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 | 127.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.7° / 42.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / -1.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.40° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.75° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.77° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.