The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 4, 2039
Waxing Gibbous
80.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 PM
4:38 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.6%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1439
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 127.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.2° / 31.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 38m / 8.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.80° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.65° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.94° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.