The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 4, 1927
Waxing Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 54
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.3° / 85.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 40m / 23.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.51° / -0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.24° / 0.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.13° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.