The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 4, 1932
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:40 AM
7:48 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 115
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.4° / 158.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 55m / 15.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.09° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.26° / -3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.28° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.