The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 4, 1979
First Quarter
54.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:25 PM
2:37 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.7%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 697
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.6° / 58.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 22m / 12.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.83° / -2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.38° / 3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.15° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.8° |
| 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.