The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 4, 1973
Waxing Crescent
4.8% 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
7:32 AM
11:09 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 623
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,100 km.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.6° / 96.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 28m / 24.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.21° / 2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.98° / -2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.19° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.