The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 4, 2027
Waning Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 AM
6:54 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1290
Events on this date
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Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.0° / 183.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 12.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.00° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.12° / -5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.85° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.