The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 5, 2174
Waxing Crescent
20.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 AM
12:41 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.9%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3109
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 | 54.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 73.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 43m / 28.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.44° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.25° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.26° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.