The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 5, 2190
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 AM
10:03 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3307
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.9° / 110.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 46m / 21.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.05° / 1.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.50° / -1.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.61° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.