The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 5, 2165
Waning Crescent
27.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:42 AM
3:20 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2997
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 | 297.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.9° / 225.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 56m / -6.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.94° / 0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.93° / -0.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.52° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.