The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 4, 1977
Waning Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 PM
7:25 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 672
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,700 km.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 195.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.6° / 292.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 54m / -17.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.01° / 3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.06° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.41° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.