The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 4, 2031
Waxing Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 PM
4:40 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1340
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.0° / 19.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 36m / -8.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.35° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.82° / 5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.36° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.