The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 5, 2180
Waxing Gibbous
78.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 PM
3:37 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.1%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3183
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 | 124.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.3° / 44.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 16m / -0.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.19° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.79° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.13° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.