The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 4, 1903
First Quarter
54.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 PM
1:23 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.7%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -243
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.1° / 71.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 17m / 11.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.28° / -4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.03° / 6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.67° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.