The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 4, 1976
Waxing Crescent
24.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:30 AM
12:19 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.3%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 660
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 | 58.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.1° / 79.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 55m / 18.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.20° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.24° / 6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.04° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.8° |
| 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.