The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 5, 2173
Waning Crescent
39.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:26 AM
1:50 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.7%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3096
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 230.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 05m / -15.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.67° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.37° / 5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.87° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.