The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Waxing Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1229
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 | 42.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 82.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 44m / 26.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.51° / 2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.31° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.32° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.