The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 4, 2030
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:32 AM
10:42 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1328
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 | 22.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.5° / 101.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 19m / 22.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.74° / 0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.02° / -0.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.99° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.