The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 5, 2176
Waning Crescent
15.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 AM
4:49 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3133
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.7° / 215.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 51m / 2.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.19° / 3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.34° / -4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.97° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.