The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 5, 2159
Waning Gibbous
90.7% 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
11:51 PM
8:17 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.7%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2923
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 | 215.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.1° / 268.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 18m / -24.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.51° / -1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.49° / 2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.40° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.