The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 4, 1922
First Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:11 PM
2:15 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -8
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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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 | 91.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.5° / 62.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 05m / 12.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.07° / -4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.89° / 5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.36° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.