The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 4, 1994
Waning Crescent
30.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 AM
3:06 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.0%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 882
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 | 293.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.1° / 231.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 30m / -3.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.83° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.43° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.66° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.