The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 5, 2147
Waxing Crescent
30.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:03 AM
12:51 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.1%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2775
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 | 66.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.2° / 74.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 30m / 18.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.25° / -3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.77° / 5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.41° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.