The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 4, 1931
Waning Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:56 PM
7:49 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 103
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 | 212.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.4° / 268.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 55m / -27.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.58° / -4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.25° / 6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.41° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.