The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 5, 2151
Waning Gibbous
78.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 AM
9:49 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.1%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2824
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 235.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.3° / 254.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 48m / -25.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.79° / -2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.94° / 3.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.98° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.