The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 5, 2157
Waning Crescent
15.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 AM
4:49 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2898
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 | 313.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.3° / 214.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 51m / 2.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.94° / 3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.39° / -3.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.16° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.