The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 5, 2187
Waning Crescent
8.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 AM
5:40 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.6%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3269
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 | 326.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.6° / 192.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 50m / -0.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.48° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.36° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.20° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.