The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 4, 1992
Waxing Crescent
4.6% 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
7:33 AM
11:01 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 858
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 | 24.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.7° / 97.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 28m / 23.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.94° / 1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.51° / -2.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.39° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.