The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 4, 1912
Waning Gibbous
89.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 PM
7:13 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.2%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -132
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 | 218.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.1° / 272.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 24m / -27.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.03° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.25° / 6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.29° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.