The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 4, 1968
Waxing Crescent
39.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 AM
2:17 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.2%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 561
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 | 77.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.0° / 61.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 20m / 24.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.61° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.23° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.39° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.