The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 4, 1900
Waxing Crescent
32.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 AM
12:03 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.2%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -280
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 82.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 36m / 18.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.75° / -3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.37° / 4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.55° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.