The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 4, 2046
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
7:27 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1525
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 | 343.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.6° / 170.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 36m / 15.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.70° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.48° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.65° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.