The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 5, 2158
First Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:15 PM
2:35 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2911
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.8° / 59.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 22m / 13.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.45° / -1.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.08° / 2.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.99° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.