The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 4, 2006
Waxing Crescent
44.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 PM
2:36 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.8%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1031
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.6° / 58.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 46m / 22.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.96° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / -5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.98° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.