The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 5, 2179
Waning Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 AM
7:41 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3170
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 | 346.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.1° / 162.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 52m / 15.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.51° / 3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.56° / -4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.89° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.