The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 4, 2005
Waning Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:41 AM
4:43 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1018
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 | 314.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.0° / 208.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 58m / -2.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.52° / -2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.57° / 3.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.14° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.