The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 5, 2171
Waxing Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 AM
9:17 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3072
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 | 5.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.8° / 124.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 14m / 17.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.90° / 0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.53° / 0.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.43° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.