The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 4, 1953
Waning Gibbous
70.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:18 AM
10:42 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.2%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 375
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 | 246.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.1° / 250.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 28m / -23.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.21° / -1.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.78° / 2.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.21° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.