The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 4, 2000
New Moon
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 AM
9:13 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 957
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.1° / 126.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 20m / 13.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.19° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.91° / 6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.05° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.