The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 4, 1938
Waxing Crescent
25.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:34 AM
12:25 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.5%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 190
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.1° / 77.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 59m / 18.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.03° / -3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.04° / 5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.67° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.