The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 5, 2184
Waning Crescent
28.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 AM
3:08 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.7%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3232
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 | 295.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 226.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 51m / -7.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.30° / -0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.79° / 0.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.32° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.