The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 5, 2144
Waxing Crescent
6.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 AM
11:01 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.5%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2738
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 | 29.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.6° / 98.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 56m / 19.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.83° / -3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / 4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.33° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.