The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 4, 1987
Waxing Crescent
36.6% 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
11:13 AM
2:07 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.6%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 796
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 | 74.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.7° / 62.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 05m / 25.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.97° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.91° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.79° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.