The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Waning Crescent
41.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:27 AM
1:35 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.3%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1216
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 280.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.1° / 230.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 54m / -18.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.57° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.36° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.82° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.