The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 AM
10:12 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1093
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 | 15.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.1° / 108.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 47m / 22.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.41° / 2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.21° / -2.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.81° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.