The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 5, 2186
Waning Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 PM
7:59 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3257
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 | 203.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.2° / 284.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 32m / -17.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.11° / 3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.60° / -4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.61° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.