The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 4, 1957
Waxing Crescent
23.7% 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
10:24 AM
12:15 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.7%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 425
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 | 58.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.0° / 79.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 51m / 18.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.00° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.23° / 5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.85° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.