The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 5, 2152
Waxing Crescent
0.9% 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
6:58 AM
9:46 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2837
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.3° / 116.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 19.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.50° / -0.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / 0.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.01° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.