The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 4, 2026
Waning Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 PM
7:48 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1278
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.5° / 267.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 00m / -27.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.61° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.37° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.21° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.