The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 4, 1984
Waxing Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 759
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 | 41.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.1° / 84.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 42m / 25.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.91° / 1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.04° / -1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.71° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 360.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.