The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Waning Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 AM
6:04 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1154
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 | 329.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.7° / 190.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 55m / 3.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.17° / -2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.49° / 3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.61° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.