The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 4, 1902
Waning Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 AM
3:55 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -256
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.8° / 230.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 52m / 2.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.13° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.29° / -3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.47° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.