The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 4, 1964
Last Quarter
52.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 AM
12:27 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 511
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.8° / 238.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 58m / -20.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.18° / -3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.70° / 4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.62° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.