The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 5, 2164
Waxing Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 PM
5:41 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2985
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 | 162.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.0° / 349.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 47m / -9.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.01° / 1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.71° / -1.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.93° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.